Kent is a videographer and professional storyteller. He regularly blogs for AIChE on ChEnected. See his latest posts below. You can also follow Kent on twitter @harringtonkent.
I thought that the Coke and Pepsi wars, which began in the 70's (click to see a vintage, Michael Jackson, Pepsi TV ad), were long over, comfortably settled into a tit-for-tat, high-fructose-opoly. Now, suddenly, beverage industry magazines are reporting that the cola wars have erupted again: this time in a war for the first 100% plant-based bottle.
Edwards Air Force Base, CA—An F-22 Raptor completed its final test flight March 18 on a 50/50 fuel blend of conventional petroleum-based JP-8 and a camelina-based jet fuel. This flight test marked the first time this type of biofuel has been used in a fifth-generation fighter like the F-22, which has been selected as the proxy for the other fighter aircraft.
Tom Beddard, a web developer and designer with a PhD in laser physics, has combined his math and science expertise with his visual abilities in a new Web-based program that creates gorgeous 3D fractal worlds. Take a look at the sample video in the panel to the right.
Brazil's energy sector is booming and investors have recently moved billions of dollars into advanced, sustainable biofuels, changing the country profoundly. Now the country desperately needs young scientific talent.
Only a few weeks ago at the HMAS Albatross Navy base airstrip in Nowra, Australia, a student-designed and built solar car broke the record for the world's fastest solar-powered vehicle.
The Sunswift IV—nick-named "IVy" by the 60-member University of New South Wales team—crushed the previous 48 mph record by [...]
In Making Stuff, NOVA's new four-part series, technology reporter David Pogue takes viewers on a tour of scientific innovations that are ushering in a new generation of materials.
It's Chemistry Professor Martyn Poliakoff's birthday and his friends and colleagues at the University of Nottingham have given him a special gift: the smallest periodic table he's ever seen. And possibly the world's smallest.
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